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almost wire-like stems, and the leaves, tough and 

 leathery, though not thick, assume a beautiful winter 

 colouring. 



Some charming native bog-plants must also not 

 be neglected. The Bog Asphodel {Narthecium), with 

 its straight spikes of yellow bloom and neat sheaves 

 of small Iris-like leaves ; the Cotton Grass {Erio- 

 phorurn), and the Sundew {Drosera rotundifolia). 

 These all thrive in beds of Sphagnum. 



Here also should be the bog-loving Heath {Erica 

 tetralix), the Pink Bell Heather, and its white variety, 

 and our native Sweet Bog Myrtle. Sweeter still and 

 here in place will be the Canadian Candleberry Gale 

 {Myrica cerifera), and another of the same most 

 fragrant - leaved family, Comptonia asplenifolia, the 

 " Sweet Fern " of the Northern States. 



One little marsh pool must be given to Calla 

 palustriSf rooted in the margin and spreading to- 

 wards the water ; a very clean-looking plant with 

 its solid leaves and ivory-white flowers. Its near 

 relative and natural associate, Oronthwiy may well 

 be with it, rising from the bottom in water about 

 a foot deep. 



In the green space of rough grass between the 

 marsh pools and the running water, there is already 

 a fair quantity of the pretty pink-flowered Marsh 

 Rattle {Pedicularis), and in the same region Gentiana 

 Pneuinonanthe has been planted. There is no occa- 

 sion to cram this space with plants, and yet it is 

 pleasant to come across surprises ; here and there a 



